Shayla Markle

Events:
Back/Fly
Height:
5-5
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Tucson, AZ
High School:
Salpointe Catholic
Squadron:
CS-13

Top Times
50 Back: 26.89 (Phill Hansel Invite, Nov. 17, 2022)
100 Back: 55.76 (Mountain West Championships, Feb. 16, 2023)
200 Back: 2:04.41 (Phill Hansel Invite, Nov. 19, 2021)
50 Fly: 25.75 (CSCAA National Invite, Mar. 9, 2022)
100 Fly: 54.83 (Mountain West Championships, Feb. 16, 2023)
200 Fly: 2:02.18 (Mountain West Championships, Feb. 17, 2023)

JUNIOR I 2022-23: Scored 45 team points at Mountain West Championships...Recorded three new personal highs in the 100 Backstroke (55.76), 100 Butterfly (54.83), and 200 Butterfly (2:02.18) at conference meet...Recorded seventh-best time in the 100 Backstroke in program history...Notched fifth-best 100 Butterfly time in program history...Established seventh-highest time in 200 Butterfly in program history...Also set new personal best in 50 Backstroke...Academic All-Mountain West selection…Mountain West Scholar Athlete.

SOPHOMORE | 2021-22: Clocked the second-quickest time on the team in the 100 Butterfly (55.12), fifth-fastest in the program record book...Swam a personal season best 2:03.94 in the 200 Butterfly for the third-fastest time on the team, 10th-quickest in the record book...Clocked a 56.63 in the 100 Backstroke for the fourth-fastest time on the team...Swam a personal season best 25.76 in the 50 Freestyle...Recorded a personal season best 27.03 in the 50 Backstroke for the fourth-quickest time on the team...Clocked a personal season best 2:04.41 in the 200 Backstroke...swam a 25.75 in the 50 Butterfly for the third-quickest time on the team...Posted a personal season best 2:08.99 in the 200 IM.

FRESHMAN | 2020-21: Mountain West All-Academic team and MW Scholar Athlete Award ... second-fastest time on the team in the 100 Butterfly (56.17) and 200 Butterfly (2:07.42) ...swam a personal season best 25.94 in the 50 Freestyle, 2:04.84 in the 200 Backstroke, and 2:14.15 in the 200 IM.

HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB: Was a runner-up in the 100 Butterfly at the 2018 Arizona High School State Championships…Named a Southern Arizona All-Star…Was a member of the National Honor Society…Swam club for the Central Area Aquatics Team for three years, the Ford Aquatics Club for one and a half years, and the Flying Fish Arizona Swim team for half a year.

PERSONAL: Member of cadet squadron 28…Daughter of Michelle and Jason Markle…Has one sister, Krista…Majoring in aeronautical engineering…Was born in Canon City, Colorado…Lists her greatest individual moment in sports as when she qualified for Winter Junior Nationals…Greatest team moment was when her high school team placed third at states…Hobbies include cooking, baking, and reading…Credits her parents and past coaches as having the greatest impact on her swimming career…Chose the Academy “For the opportunity to get an incredible education and continue to swim while being able to serve my country and be a part of something greater than myself.”